Spoon



April 17, 1926. v 1,666,106

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Applicatlonfiled January 3, 927. Seria1 Nc.'-1-58,4l?9."

This invention relates to spoons and'par ticularly to devices of this class composed.

of paper, fibre or similar non-metallic'material; and the "object of the invention is to provide a spoon of'the clafss specified, which is designed primarily for use-in con.-

nection with ice cream sodas and, the like,

7 said spoon comprising a headportion and an elongated handle portion the handle porthe classdescribei-the handle; portion of which is tubular in form to permit of the transmission of' fiuidfrom a glassor con};

. tainer tothe month, by applying the mouth totheupper end of the handle of "the spoon;

a further-object being. to provide a spoon of the class specified in the handle portion of which is mounted a' straw which extends into a; grooved portion on theunder face-oftthe head of thespoon whereby liquid may; be transmitted from the l-ower portion of. the spoon through saidhandle portion and the strawtherein; and; with these and other objectsin-view, the invention consists in a spoon. of the classand forthe purpose specified, which .is preferably constructed from stiff and strongfibrous material, and which claimed.

e Fig. 3 isa sectionon the line 31-3 of 1 i Fi 4:, is a'rear. view of the spoonfasaseen iin"TF1gs. 2and 3.

lowing-specification, of which the accompanying. drawing forms, a: part, inwhich the separate parts ofmy improvement aredesignated bysuitable, reference characters in veach of the views,land in which 7 Flg, l is. a face viewjof, one form of spoon made according to invention.

,tion thereof.

is is a section..on the line ofspoon'. I r

(spoon which Imayemploy. v f -..=.-Fig.-8-isa section on the line 8 8.of' Fig.

V, 7 aonv an,enlargedscalefiandi'f Fi 9 is a section 'n the" linei 99 =ofr rear view. of another form of 1.606.039. In-the structure shown in Figs;

The spoon herein shown, described and cla med is-animprovement on that disclosed I 1n"pr1or patents granted to me, November I ,9, 1926. and bearing N1'1mbers1,606,0 38 and on 1 to 5 inclusive, I have shown a spoon comprising a head portion 10, of conventional;

form. Formed integral with thehead portion10is'a tubular handle portion 11- which joins the head portion inarib 12 forming;

a groove, and recess. 13 on the under or rear face of the head 10. It willbe understood, that the rib 12 gives strength and rigidity to the spoon Where the hand le portion 11 joins the head 10. It will be understood that the head and handle portionsof the spoonfare tubular handleportion 11 the ends of the sheet from i which I the handle portion 11 is formed :fbeing securedtogether to "form a madefrom a flat sheet which is pressed into v l r the desired form and fashioned to form the low 1 ermost end of the groove 13, I mount in the lower end of the borev '14, a tubulanmember .15which exte'uds into the groove 13and terminates at 16. The short tube 15 may be of i any desired construction and: composed of U p p any suitable material, and for example, a i The invention is fully disclosed in. the fol short piece of straw: of conventional f form maybe-employed; By the use of theQtube. '15 the'liq'uid in a glass or other container may be drawn through the tubular, handle especially when tiltedto a1 slight degree' 7,

.'In-theconstruction.of'the spoon, I'Imay femploy any suitable non-metallic, material,

but preferably one whichwill renderfthe construction of the-spoon inexpensive in that the" spoon is to bejfdiscar ded when .usedlin lthe mannerlof the use of what are known; astraws.- ."I prefer to constructthe spoon of apresser fibre board having'stiff orrigid I properties, whereby a comparatively thin;

the manner shown and described, iwill pro- 1 lducea' strong and durable structure. p I I In Fig. 610f the drawing, I have-,-showna slight modification whereby the handle por- -Y tion 11 is made..-slightly% shorter than the sheetv may be employed, and when shaped in handle portion 11' shown in Fig. 1, the head 10 being of the. same structure as seen inv j,

groove .13 similar to the groove 13.

Fig. 1; and instead of employing a short tube 15, I employ a long tube 17, the lower end of which extends into the groove 13-the same as the tube 15 in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive. The other end of the tube 17 extends beyond the upper endot' the handle portion 11 to form a mouth portion 18. The tube 17 may be a straw of conventional form and con.- struction, and secured in and to the handle portion ll'and headv 10 in any desired manner. "vVith this form of construction, it is not absolutely essential to conceal the tubular handle portion 11'to make the same airtight, as the tubular member or straw 17 P accomplishes this result.

In Figs/i, 8 and 9, I have shown another iorm' of spoon comprising a head portion 10 and a handle portion 11, the head portion having on its rear or bottom face a The handle portion 11 instead of being circular in cross sectional torm is arc-shaped or substantially semi-circular in cross sectional form as seen in Fig. 8 of the drawing, and said handle portion is integral with the head portion 10, ,In completing the construction of the'handle portion 11 to provide a bore or passage extending therethrough, I employ another member 18 which may be termed a supplemental handle member which is also semi-circular in cross sectional form and seats within the handle members 11 in the manner seen in Fig. 8 of the drawing. Said parts are secured together to form a sealed bore or passage 19 to permit the transmission The member 18 ex of fluid therethrough. tends into the groove 13 as seen at 20 in order to extend the bore 19 to the lower end of said groove, and the lower end portion of the head 10 of the spoon. In'the' construction shown in Figs. 7 8 and 9, the parts lO-and 18 may be composed of siinilarmaterial or of different material, it being understood that the part 11 or main handle member will be of sufficient strength and rigidity-to provide a. spoon which may be used practically for the purposeintended.

It will be understood that While I have shown certain details of construction for pended claims, without departing from-the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. r

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire 'tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A spoon or the class described compris- 1ng integral head and handle portions formed from rigid fibrous materiahthe handle portion extending onto the head portion in the form of a rib providing a groove on the underface of the head portion, said handle portion being tubular in form to provide a passage therethrough, and means for extending said passage to the lower end portion of the groove in said head.

2. A spoon otthe class described comprising integral head and handle portions formed from rigid fibrous material, the handle portion extending onto the head portion in the form of a rib providing a groove on the under face of, the/headportion, said handle portion being tubular in form to provide a passage therethrough, means'for extending said passage to the lower end portion ot-the groove in said head, and said means comprising amember extending longitudinally of and within the handle portion. 1

3. A spoon of the class described comprising integral head and handle portions termed from rigid fibrous material, the hendle portion extending onto the head portion inthe form of a rib providing a. groove on the under face of the head portion, said handle portion being tubular in form to provide a passage therethrough, means for extending said passage to the lower end portion of the groove in said head, said means con'iprising a member extending longitudinally of and within the handle portion, and

"being tubular in form and extending beyond the upper end of the handle portion.

4. A spoon of the class described, the

head and handle portions of which are of stiff, fibrous material, the handle portion where it oins thehead portion extending in a rib forming a'groove on the under tace of the head portion, and said handle portionbeing tubular in form.

5. A spoon of the class described, the head and handle portion of which are of stiff,

fibrous material, the handle portion Where it joins the head portion extending inf rib forming a groove'on the under face of the head portion, said handle portion being tubular in form, and a member mounted in the handle portion and extendlng into the groove of the head portion toextend the bore of the handle portion to the lower end of the groove in the head'portion'.

6. The combination with a spoon composed'of fibrous material and comprising a tubular handle portion with a spoon head at one end thereof, of a straw mounted in the handle portion and extending beyond said handle portion onto the rear face ofthe head portion and forming a passage through and extending beyond said handle portion onto the head portion.

I In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my namethis 28th dayof December, 1926.

MAX NORMAN. 

